Sigourney News

With 30,000 American troops soon headed for Afghanistan, southern Iowans are mixed as to whether or not President Obama's plan is the right one.

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Tim Graber makes a daily check of the 11-week-old turkeys in a confinement building on the farm.

Richard a oeDicka Dean Mowrey, 53, of Garwin, Iowa died November 20, 2009 in Unionville, Missouri.

At the Keokuk County Republican's dinner Saturday night in Sigourney, gubernatorial candidates made their cases.

If you pronounce it “Sig-OUR-ney” like the actress, Sigourney Weaver, they know you're from out of town.

Students at Sigourney High School are learning first-hand what it takes to run a business.A The eSEAL program, which stands for Sigourney Entrepreneurial Academy for Leadership, uses real money for students to start their own business.

Eugene Hanson II from Newton won the Figure 8 Stock Car Race of Champions event at the Sigourney Expo Grounds on Labor Day weekend.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 3:59 p.m. SIGOURNEY, IOWA -- At Iowa State University Extension in Keokuk County, Agriculture Swine Field Specialist, Terry Steinhart said that over 4 billion pounds of pork are exported from the U.S. annually, and thatA any decrease is a significant number.A A A A A A Steinhart said that the initialA H1N1 A scare ...

Nathan Riley Kurtz, 24, of 20253 255th St. in Sigourney was arrested for assault causing injury at 2:16 a.m. Sunday, Aug.

Since it doesn't look like technology is going away, the Sigourney school district has decided to embrace it.

Thursday, September 03, 2009 at 10:24 p.m. SIGOURNEY, IOWA -- A ceremony was held at Sigourney High School on Thursday to present students, 9th through 12th graders, with Apple MacBook laptops.

Are you concerned about healthcare and other senior related fraud? Seneca Area Agency on Aging will be doing a special fraud presentation at our 10 county seat congregate meal sites.

The Cash for Clunkers program ended this week and area dealers say it helped boost business, but not without a few headaches.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be visiting Sigourney next month as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa's 99 counties again in 2009 to meet with Iowans and discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state.

Here's a sampling of quotes that show the kinds of questions and statements Iowans had during public events held by four members of Congress during public appearances last week.

Congressman Leonard Boswell has added a Des Moines-area health-care forum to his recess schedule, after first scheduling only one on the thorny subject, 80 miles east of his district's population center.

A fish kill in southeast Iowa is under investigation after bridge workers reported seeing fish jumping from the water.

The intensity that met Iowa's U.S. senators as they discussed health legislation around the state this week continued Thursday as U.S. Rep.

A Keota man died Tuesday night in a three vehicle crash in rural Mahaska County.

It all depends on where it happened. On July 18, Ryan Hunick and his daughter, Lily, both of Oskaloosa, were relaxing at Belva Deer Recreation Area near Sigourney.